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Filed Mar. 13, 1956, Ser. No. 571,225

Claims. (Cl. 2-105) 'Ihis invention relates to garments and moreparticularly to a novel and improved garment top such as a sweater,blouse or the like and to the method of manufacture thereof.

While the garment in accordance with the invention may be fabricated ofany type of material, it is preferable to utilize an elastic materialsuch as a knitted cloth of wool, cotton, synthetic fibers or the likeand particularly loosely knitted materials of the type used forsweaters.v

The invention further affords a relatively inexpensive method for makingaversatile, comfortable and good looking garment. Y

Accordingly one object of the invention resides in the provision of anovel and improved garment top such as a sweater, blouse or the likethat is characterized by its simplicity of manufacture, relatively lowcost and excellent appearance of the finished product. As will becomeapparent as the description proceeds the garment in accordance with theinvention may be arranged as a slipover sweater or blouse, or cardigan,and may be worn with either face of the garment as the front in order toprovide a variety of effects.

Still another object of the invention resides in the provision of asweater or blouse that is fabricated of a single piece of material toprovide either a slip-over garment or a cardigan adapted to be buttonedeither in the front or the back as the case may be. By reason of thenovel and improved design of this garment a variety of neckline contoursmay be obtained by adjusting the length of the vertical closure of thebody. By providing a relatively deep or low-cut neckline the garment canbe worn v...rw/*With either `a high or oif-the-shoulder neckline.

Still another object of the invention resides in the provision of anovel and improved one piece garment top.

A still further object of the invention is a new and improved method formanufacturing garment tops.

The above and other objects of the invention will become more apparentfrom the following description and accompanying drawings forming part ofthis application.

In the drawings: i

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a garment in accordance with theinvention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a partially completed garment inaccordance with the invention to illustrate the manner in which thepattern is formed and sewn;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of a completed garment accordance with theinvention;

Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the garment shown in Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is another modication of the invention.

As pointed out above the garment in accordance with the inventionisfabricated of a single piece of material contoured in such a mannerthat upon joinder of cooperating edges the completed garment is formed.When the garment top is fabricated of an elastic knitted material formedwith the desired contour a complete slip-over garment maybe made withnot more than four individual seams. In the case of mechanically knittedjerseys and the like it is of course desirable to hem at least certainedges in order to prevent unraveling of the material after it has beencut and formed into a garment. This new and improved procedure inaccordance with the invention provides an inexpensive and economicalmethod of fabri-l both sides while the bottom edge is formed with twoad- .joining V-shaped cut-outs with the inwardly extendmg somewhatrounded apex of each V on each half of the material being displacedslightly outwardly from the center of the respective sections. The pointof joinder of the cut-out portions therefore leaves a somewhat deepersection of material along the center line than along the edges thereof.This structure will -be more clearly observed in Fig. 2 of thedrawings'wherein the sweater 10 is shown in the partially completedform. In this figure the material to the right of the center line 11 anddenoted generally lby the numeral 12 shows the contour of one half ofthe material or pattern prior to formation of the garment. 0f the centerline and generally denoted by the numeral 13 is in the partiallyfabricated condition With two of the edges joined one to the other. Itwill be observed that the top edges 14 and 14' of the pattern sections12 and 13 are substantially linear and the side edges 15 and 15' are atgenerally right angles to the top edges 14 and 14 and are alsopreferably made linear. As will become `apparent these side edges may becurved if desired and the end sections 16 and 16 may be made any desiredlength in order to obtain the desired finished effect. In theillustrated embodiment of the invention the sections 16 and 16 areknitted to provide a rib band as illustrated generally at 10 in Fig. labout the bottom edge of the sweater in order to hold it snugly aboutthe waist.

The bottom portion of the material on each side of lthe center line 11as shown in Fig. 2 is provided with a V-shaped indentation. Theconformation of the material on each side vof the center line 11 issubstantially identical so that only section 12 to the right of centerline 11 will be described. Corresponding parts of section 13 to the leftof center line 11 will be denoted by primed numerals corresponding tothe numerals used to denote various parts of section 12. The V-shaped`indentation on section 12 is defined by the line 17 extending from thecenter line l11 upwardly to the curved apex 18 and then downwardly at 19to meet the point 20 adjoining the end seotion 16. The apex v18 ispositioned outwardly from the center of its half of the pattern so thatthe line 17 is made considerably longer than the line 19.' As will beobserved the depth of the pattern along the center line 11 together withthe width of the sections 16 and 16 determines the overall length of thesweater or blouse. rIltie lateral position of the apices 18 and 178 oneither side of the center line determines the coniiguration of thegarment about the shoulder. In the completed garment the apices 18 andl18' fall approximately under the centers of the arms. The length ofeach side of the pat-p` tern outwardly from the center line to the edges15 and 15 must be coordinated with the length ,of the patternn PatentedSept. 27, 1960 f The section of the material to the left line 11 andedges 17 and 17' is referred to as the back. It is to be understood,however, that either section may be used as the front of the garment.

After the material has been contoured as described above the cooperatingedges 17, `19 and 17', 19 .are joined together by stitching or othersuitable means. This is shown to the left of the center line in Fig. 2.VIn securing these edges together, the points 20 and 20 are placed on thecenter line 11 and the adjoining edges 17', 19 and 17, 19 are sewn oneto the other up to at least the points 18', 18. For convenience theseseams are denoted generally by the numerals 22j and 22.

Upon completion of the seams 22 and 22 the meeting edges of the sections16 and 16' are sewn together to form the seam 23. This completes thefabrication of the garment except for the joinder of the edges 14 andl14' in the fabrication of a slip-over garment as shown in Fig. l. Thefront seam 24 formed by the joinder of the edges 14 and 14 may extendupwardly `any desired height to form either a low or a high neck sweateror blouse. When a low neckline is provided as illustrated, the garmentcan be used as an off-the-shoulder garment. In addition it may be worneither with the joinder 24 in the hack or the front as may be desired toform either a high line in the front or -back of the neck. If desiredthe upper section 25 of the neckline may be folded downwardly to form acollar.

If it is desired to fabricate the garment as a cardigan sweater orbuttoned blouse, the upper edge part 14 may be provided with an extendedportion illustrated in broken lines and denoted by the numeral 26. It ispro vided wih buttonholes or the like 27 for cooperation with suitablebuttons disposed along the cooperating edge 14 of the garment section13.

While the completed garment as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 indicate astraight tapered shoulder extending from the edges of the neckline tothe ends of the sleeves, inasmuch las the garment is fabricated of anelastic material it `conforms readily to the shoulder contour and givesthe appearance of a well-fitted garment as may be observed in Fig. 1. Inmost cases it will be found that the highly versatile neckline providedby merely forming the material with a straight line along the edges 14and 14 is most desriable. On the other hand the neckline can be modifiedby altering the contour of the lines 14 and 14' in the vicinity of thecenter line 11 in order to provide a lower neckline on both the yfrontand back of the garment.

A modified pattern for making a garment in accordance with the inventionis shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings. This pattern is similar to thepattern of Fig. 2 in that the portions on each side of the centerline 29are uniform. The top edges 30 and 30I correspond to the edges 14 and 14of Fig. 2 while the side edges 31 and 31 correspond to the side edges 1Sand 15. The bottom edges 32 and 32 form part of the waist of the garmentand lies about the back of the wearer when the garment opening isconsidered the front of the garment as described in Figs. l to 4inclusive. To form a garment with the pattern of Fig. 5, the edges 33and 34 are sewn together for a portion of their lengths and the edges 33and 34 are similarly sewn to form seams extending downwardly beneath thearm openings. The edges 30 and 30 are then sewn as described inconnection with Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive. The inclined edges 35 and 35forming part of the `arm openings may be straight or curved as may bedesired. With this alternate pattern the same resultant structure isattained as in the case of Figs. 1 to 4 though the appearance will beslightly different when used with a material having a design formedtherein.

As appears from the foregoing description the invention enables thefabrication of a highly versatile garment top from a single piece ofmaterial andl at the same time providing a nished garment that not onlyfits well but is comfortable, good looking, and affords the wearer awide variety of variations in dress. Moreover, manufacture is greatlysimplied since in the case of a slip-over garment complete [fabricationof the garment does not require more than four sepanate seams. By reasonof the particular pattern contours used to fabricate garments inaccordance with the invention, when such patterns lare to be cut fromjersey or other material the contours -are such that patterns' may benested one within the other and thus reduce Waste to a minimum.

While only certain embodiments of the invention have been shown anddescribed, itis apparent that modifications, alterations |and changesmay be made without depanting from the spirit and scope thereof.

What is claimed is:

1. A garment top comprising a back section with the lower part thereofof triangular configuration with the apex extending downwardly andterminating at a point centrally of the back of said gannent and in thevicinity of the waist of the wearer, a front section integrally joinedat the shoulders to said back section to form shoulder and waist partsof the garment and extending to the waist of the wearer and sidesections integrally joined with the front section and forming the sidesof the garment, the last said side sections being joined to the edges ofthe triangularly shaped part of said back section to form the completedgarment.

2. A garment top comprising a at elongated piece of material having agenerally elongated configuration with one elongated edge part includingcut-out portions each located intermediate the central and respectiveend portions of said piece of material to provide a central part andnarrower end parts extending from said central part, said central pantforming the back of said garment with a portion of the central part andsaid end parts constituting the shoulder and front parts of saidgarment, said end parts being joined to said back to form the completedgarment.

3. A one-piece garment top comprising a at elongated piece of materialhaving a `generally elongated configuration and a pair of cut-outportions spaced one from the other to form a central part and outwardlyextending end pants of a width narrower than said central part, saidcentral part forming the back of said garment with a portion of thecentral part `and said end parts constituting the shoulder and frontparts of said garment, and means joining edges of Said cut-out portionsto form the completed garment.

4. A garment top comprising a unitary piece of material of generallyelongated configuration with elongated edge having a pair of V-shapedcut-outs spaced one from the other and from the ends of said piece ofmaterial, said V-shaped cut-outs forming a central triangularly shapedpart, means joining the outer portions of one edge of each V-shapedcut-out with the outer portion of the adjoining edge of the associatedcut-out to form the completed garment with the unjoined portions of thecutout edges constituting armholes, said triangularly shaped portionconstituting parts of the back shoulder and front sections of saidgarment, and portions of said piece of material completing the back,sides, and front of the garment.

5. A garment top according to claim 4 wherein the outer portions of saidother elongated edge of said piece of material .are joined together toform a closed front garment.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS965,487 Scott July 26, 1910 2,537,206 Caputo Ian. 9, 1951 2,710,968 Page.lune 21, 1955 2,719,978 Rosenthal Oct. 11, 1955

